Just in: Gabon President Ali Bongo dies aged 59 after suffering from exhaustion

Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba has died after being hospitalized at the King Faisal hospital in Riyadh Saudi Arabia when he suffered from exhaustion. Reports reaching us at African Stand are yet to be officially confirmed by the state government of Gabon. Ali Bongo, 59, who fell ill two months back during a visit to Riyadh to attend an economic forum in the Saudi capital, […]

Full list: top 20 most developed countries in Africa in 2018, Ghana is 14th

While Africa is endowed with plenty of natural resources and a cultural and ecological diversity, the majority of the continent still remains underdeveloped. In fact, no other continent features in the list of the least developed nations more than Africa. Despite the volatile economic situations brought about by civil unrest, corruption, tribal wars, and deep […]

Zimbabwe: woman sues ex-boyfriend after his ‘abnormally long’ penis ‘stretched her vagina’

A woman is suing her ex-boyfriend after his “abnormally long” penis allegedly overstretched her vagina. Silindile Mangena, 29, is planning to undergo reconstructive surgery after getting intimate with Mugove Kurima, 37. But she wants Kurima to pay the whopping 150,000 Rand (£8,000) cost of this – and is reportedly taking him to court. Silindile, of […]

Just in: Charlotte Osei appointed deputy head of ECOWAS pre-election mission to Nigeria

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed Ghana’s former Electoral Commission Chairperson Charlotte Osei as deputy head of the sub-regional body’s pre-election mission to Nigeria ahead of the country’s 2019 polls. The mission is led by Mohammed N’fah Alie Conteh, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone and will stay in […]

Tanzania: Governor of Dar es Salaam to effect mass arrest of all gays and lesbians from Monday November 5 2018

The regional governor of Tanzania’s largest city, Dar es Salaam Paul Makonda has vowed to arrest people suspected of being gay this week in an escalating crackdown on LGBT communities in the East African nation. “I have received reports that there are so many homosexuals in our city, and these homosexuals, are advertising and selling […]

Nigeria: Africa’s Richest Woman Folorunsho Alakija set to build West Africa’s Most Expensive Tower at 165 million dollars

Africa’s richest woman Mrs Folorunsho Alakija is set to become the owner of the most expensive building in West Africa, if not Africa. Famfa Towers is currently being built on Alfred Rewane Road in Ikoyi Lagos. The 22-floor edifice will set the billionaire oil mogul back a whooping N60billion or $165million but at a networth […]